AFTER yet another man-of-the-match performance in which he played in two positions, Bees’ pocket-rocket insists he is happy to be a Jack of all trades.

An early injury to Russell Earnshaw against Coventry on Saturday forced young tyro Jack Preece to move from the front row to the back row, a switch he maintains he is comfortable with.

Undeterred, the 20-year-old proceeded to win the battle of the breakdown against the visitors’ massive forwards and earn the praise of the club’s coaching staff.

And with Earnshaw out for several weeks with a dislocated shoulder, Preece is likely to forego his hooking duties and play openside flanker as Bees’ attention this weekend turns to the British and Irish Cup.

“I don’t mind rotating at all – in fact, I quite like it,” Preece said.

“If I play hooker for a few weeks I always fancy a game at No.7 and then if I play there for a while, I want to get back to hooker.

“How I played doesn’t really change. Except for scrums and lineouts I still play my natural game which is to get close to the ball on the ground.”

He certainly did that against Coventry by forcing countless penalties and winning several turnovers for his team that was otherwise over-powered in the forwards.

And even though the quality of the match was low, as the high winds and sweeping showers affected the rhythm of the game, Preece claimed he was in his element.

“I quite like playing in the rain,” he said.

“There’s a lot of spare ball around and being such a short person that’s ideal for me.

“It’s when I should be playing well. If Simon Hunt is made for the hard and dry, the conditions on Saturday mean I should play well.”